The U.S. Department of Labor is updating the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to include provisions authorized as part of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2010 regarding unpaid leave for caregivers to military personnel. The updated proposed regulations also incorporate the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act that clarified service eligibility for airline [...]
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Changes to FMLA will Affect Required Federal Postings
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, FMLA, tagged caregiver, Department of Labor, Employment, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, family military leave, FMLA, Leave of absence, National Guard, National Guard of the United States, United States Department of Labor, unpaid on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Door-to-Door Compliance Scam
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, General Labor Law Practices, State Labor Laws, tagged Houston, Labor and Employment Law, Law, Poster, Regulatory compliance, Texas Workforce Commission on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Every so often, we hear about people or companies using less than scrupulous methods to increase their poster sales. Notably, a handful of companies have sent official-sounding warnings that insist companies buy unneeded labor law poster updates or face fines. Even more brazen, some people impersonate government agents or contractors, claiming to perform spot inspections [...]
Applebee’s Contending with Alleged FSLA Violations
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, tagged Wage and Hour, restaurant, FSLA, Applebee's, Notifier, franchise on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Applebee’s is getting its day in court to address charges by its employees who claim the restaurant chain violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by paying non-waiter workers $2.13 an hour, which is the minimum wage for workers who work for tips. The FLSA states that workers engaged with work that leads to tips [...]
2012 Marks Big Changes to the NLRB
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, tagged National Labor Relations Act, National Labor Relations Board, NLRA, NLRB, Notification of Employee Rights, Obama, recess appointments on January 9, 2012 | 2 Comments »
2012 is already shaping up to be an active year for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). President Obama’s recent recess appointments include three to the NLRB, which fill the seats on the five-member board. The new appointees include two Democrats (Deputy Labor Secretary Sharon Block and union lawyer Richard Griffin) and one Republican (counsel [...]
NLRB Effective Date Pushed Back To April 30, 2012
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, tagged NLRB on December 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The National Labor Relations Board has postponed the effective date of their new federal labor law poster to April 30, 2012 at the request of the federal court. The new NLRB poster was originally effective on November 14, 2011 but was postponed until January 31, 2012 and now to April 30, 2012. For more information [...]
National Labor Relations Board Pushes Effective Date Back to January 31, 2012
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, tagged Federal Labor Law, NLRB on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On October 5th the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that it had postponed the implementation date for its new poster to January 31, 2012 to allow for “…enhanced education and outreach to employers…”. Any businesses already displaying the new NLRB poster are in compliance as there is no penalty to having the poster displayed [...]
Mandatory NLRB Poster Released!
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, tagged federal labor law posters, NLRA, NLRB on September 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today released a new federal labor law poster communicating employee’s right to organize. This poster is required for all private employers subject to the NLRA regardless of employee organization status and is effective November 14, 2011. Failure to post this notice could be treated as an unfair labor practice [...]
Your NLRB Questions. Answered.
Posted in Federal Labor Laws on September 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
GovDocs has been getting a lot of questions about the new federal NLRB poster. We put the top five questions and answers into our National Labor Relations Board FAQ. If we missed a question you would like answered just let us know in the comments.
NLRB Releases New Federal Labor Law Poster Rules
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, tagged Federal Labor Law, National Labor Relations Board, Unions on August 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released new rules that require the creation of a new mandatory federal labor law posting. The new poster will highlight the workers’ right to organize and apply to union and non-union workplaces. Nearly all private-sector employers subject to the National Labor Relations Act, which excludes agricultural, railroad and airline [...]
Expected Update to the Federal FMLA Poster
Posted in Federal Labor Laws, tagged 2011 Labor Law, Federal Labor Law, FMLA on December 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Department of Labor has is in the process of creating proposed rules for two legislated changes to the FMLA Act. “Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act” Establishes special hours of service eligibility requirement for airline flight attendants and flight crew members. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( 2010 NDAA) Provides that [...]
